Boston Children's Hospital

Boston Children's Hospital

Boston Children's Hospital computer networks were targeted by Iranian government-backed hackers back in June 2021.

The attackers exploit popular software made by California-based firm Fortinet to control the hospital's computer network and initiated the attack.

FBI investigated the incident and and thwarted the activity before it could cause large scale damage.

Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/01/politics/fbi-blames-iran-hospital-cyberattack/index.html

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/bostonchildrenshospital

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